Stories from Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Boys State experience retold(08/16/11)Carlin Ballay, who attended the 72nd annual Boys State session as a delegate for Hobbs-Anderson American Legion Post #91, reported on his experience to the Legion Post. Ballay said he had "a wonderful time" and met many good people. Ballay said he learned a great deal from the opportunity...

Pet of the Week from Haven of the Ozarks(08/16/11)The Haven of the Ozarks' pet of the week is Zoey, a 6-year-old female dog who loves to play fetch and do other tricks. Zoey was adopted from the animal sanctuary as a puppy, but a family move brought her back to the Haven. The lovable dog likes cats, kids and life itself. She weighs about 70 pounds...

Lawrence County Health Department inspects restaurants in July(08/16/11)The Environmental Services division of the Lawrence County Health Department inspected 36 area food service establishments during the month of July. Of that group, 36 establishments had critical violations, three had no critical or non-critical violations and nine had only non-critical violations...